Early All-Star returns

The first round of All-Star voting is in, and as you’d expect, there are no Spurs on target to earn starting jobs.

Tim Duncan ranks a distant fifth in the Western Conference frontcourt voting, almost 60,000 votes behind Minnesota’s Kevin Love in fourth. Teammate Kawhi Leonard is 14th with just over 55,000. Tony Parker is seventh in backcourt voting with roughly 20 percent of first-place Kobe Bryant’s tally of more than 500,000.

Duncan is seeking his 15th selection, which would tie Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O’Neal for third all-time. (Bryant also has 15 selections, but looks like he’ll match Julius Erving for second with his 16th nod.) Parker has made it five times. Both participated in last year’s game in Houston as Gregg Popovich coached the Western Conference team.

This year’s game will be played in New Orleans on Feb. 16. Voting will remain for the next six weeks. Votes can be cast via various social media sites in addition to the NBA’s official online ballot.